Bless You Boys Jan 25, 2015
Justin Verlander's velocity decline in one at bat
Last year Justin Verlander had not accepted his limitations. Adjusting will help him regain his dominance. Sitting in the tenth row down the third base line at Comerica Park on a Saturday night while watching a playoff game with 40,000 of your closest friends may be the most enjoyable way to take in a baseball game. A generation ago, watching on a big color television was becoming a reasonable alternative. Two generations ago, you could not do better than listening to Ernie Harwell on a transistor radio, whether on the front porch nursing a lemonade or under your covers. One hundred years...
Bless You Boys Jan 12, 2015
Justin Verlander would like a Ford GT
The North American International Auto Show opened in Detroit Monday and a certain Tigers pitcher with a thing for fast cars can hardly contain himself. First Justin Verlander drooled. "@J4CKTHOM45: @JustinVerlander adding this @Ford GT to your collection? https://t.co/9iIFRJoPL7". I just saw this too! #Drooling — Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) January 12, 2015 The drooling turned to cajoling. (via Instagram) The next update better be an expansion of the already exquisite garage.
Bless You Boys Jan 11, 2015
How much is David Price worth to the Tigers?
David Price is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2015 season. Here is a look at what it might take to sign him to a long term extension. David Price is simply one of the best starting pitchers in the game of baseball. Over the past four seasons, he ranks fourth in the major leagues in Wins above replacement (WAR), right behind Justin Verlander and just ahead of Max Scherzer, according to fangraphs. In 2014, Price led the major leagues in innings pitched and his 6.1 WAR was fourth in the major leagues, higher than any pitcher on the Tigers’ roster. He had a lower ERA and...
Bless You Boys Jan 8, 2015
ZiPS projects the 2015 Detroit Tigers pitchers
ZiPS thinks Verlander will improve, while Shane Greene steps back. A few days ago we reviewed the ZiPS projections for the Tigers' hitters. They forecast performance for the pitchers too, so let's see what nuggets of optimism ZiPS has for us. Leading the way for Detroit is .... Max Scherzer. Apparently the algorithm must assign Max to a team, so he defaults to the Tigers for now. I hope this is a really smart computer. ZiPS sees him maintaining his dominance with 231 strikeouts in 200 innings, an ERA of 3.19, and an ERA- of 80. Projection systems like to move extreme players toward average...
